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The Unofficial Guide to Surgery: Core Operations
- 2nd Edition - January 9, 2024
- Editors: Zeshan Qureshi, Katrina Mason, Gareth Rogers
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 4 7 8 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 3 8 2 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 3 8 1 - 9
The unique and award-winning Unofficial Guides series is a collaboration between senior students, junior doctors and specialty experts. This combination of contributors unders… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe unique and award-winning Unofficial Guides series is a collaboration between senior students, junior doctors and specialty experts. This combination of contributors understands what is essential to excel on your course, in exams and in practice – as well as the importance of presenting information in a clear, fun and engaging way. Packed with hints and tips from those in the know, when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for an Unofficial Guide.
The Unofficial Guide to Surgery provides a succinct yet comprehensive guide to the most common operations - what they are, why people are listed for surgery, how the surgery is done, post-operative care and possible complications. There are full colour illustrations of every procedure.
This book will be invaluable for medical students and junior doctors and also as a day-to-day reference for professionals.
The Unofficial Guide to Surgery provides a succinct yet comprehensive guide to the most common operations - what they are, why people are listed for surgery, how the surgery is done, post-operative care and possible complications. There are full colour illustrations of every procedure.
This book will be invaluable for medical students and junior doctors and also as a day-to-day reference for professionals.
- Introductory chapter - how to scrub, how to glove and gown, suture techniques, surgical positions
- Includes more than 120 common operations across all the surgical sub-specialties
- Thorough overview of indications and contraindications
- Simple ‘step-by-step’ guide on how to perform the surgery
- Post-operative course, complications and common questions asked by surgeons
- Two colour illustrations per operation – will help you understand the underlying anatomy as well as the surgical procedure
- Succinct and easy to read throughout
- Diverse range of skin colours and tones - not often seen in other medical textbooks
- An enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customise your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
- Cover image
- Title page
- Copyright
- Series Editor Foreword
- Introduction
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Contents
- SECTION 1 USEFUL THEATRE KNOWLEDGE
- 1 Scrubbing Up for Theatre
- CHECKLIST
- 2 Wound Closure and Diathermy
- 3 Surgical Positions
- SECTION 2 UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL
- 4 Ivor Lewis Oesophagectomy
- 5 Nissen Fundoplication
- 6 Gastrectomy
- 7 Omental Patch Repair of a Perforated Duodenal Ulcer
- 8 Gastric Bypass
- 9 Gastric Band
- 10 Cholecystectomy
- 11 Whipple’s Procedure (Pancreaticoduodenectomy)
- 12 Liver Resection
- 13 Splenectomy
- 14 Heller Myotomy
- 15 Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- SECTION 3 LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL
- 16 Small Bowel Resection
- 17 Laparoscopic Appendicectomy
- 18 Right Hemicolectomy
- 19 Left Hemicolectomy
- 20 Hartmann’s Procedure
- 21 Anterior Resection of the Rectum
- 22 Abdominoperineal Resection (APR)
- 23 Inguinal Hernia Repair
- 24 Femoral Hernia Repair
- 25 Haemorrhoidectomy
- 26 Excision of Pilonidal Sinus
- 27 Incision and Drainage of Perianal Abscess
- SECTION 4 BREAST
- 28 Skin-Sparing Mastectomy
- 29 Wide Local Excision (WLE)
- 30 Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB)
- 31 Axillary Node Clearance (ANC)
- 32 Latissimus Dorsi Flap Reconstruction of the Breast
- SECTION 5 EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT
- 33 Tonsillectomy
- 34 Surgical Tracheostomy
- 35 Septoplasty
- 36 Superficial Parotidectomy
- 37 Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)
- 38 Suction Diathermy Adenoidectomy (Also Known as Suction Electrocautery or Suction Coagulation)
- 39 Myringotomy and Tympanostomy Tube Grommet Insertion
- SECTION 6 MAXILLOFACIAL
- 40 Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy (BSSO)
- 41 The Coronal Flap
- 42 Le Fort 1 Osteotomy
- 43 Neck Dissection
- 44 Orbital Floor Reconstruction
- 45 Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Mandibular Fractures (Tooth-Bearing Regions)
- SECTION 7 ENDOCRINE
- 46 Total Thyroidectomy
- 47 Parathyroidectomy
- 48 Adrenalectomy
- SECTION 8 VASCULAR
- 49 Carotid Endarterectomy
- 50 Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- 51 Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)
- 52 Radiocephalic Fistula Formation
- 53 Below-Knee Amputation (BKA)
- 54 Above-Knee Amputation (AKA)
- 55 Femoral-Popliteal Bypass Graft
- 56 Embolectomy
- 57 Femoral Endarterectomy
- 58 Endovenous Thermal Ablation for Varicose Veins
- SECTION 9 UROLOGY
- 59 Trans-Urethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)
- 60 Trans-Urethral Resection of Bladder Tumour (TURBT)
- 61 Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
- 62 Scrotal Exploration and Orchidopexy
- 63 Vasectomy
- 64 Circumcision
- SECTION 10 CARDIOTHORACICS
- 65 Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
- 66 Aortic Valve Replacement/Repair
- 67 Mitral Valve Repair/Replacement
- 68 Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Lobectomy
- 69 Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
- 70 Pleurodesis
- 71 Thoracotomy
- SECTION 11 NEUROSURGERY
- 72 Burr Hole
- 73 Craniotomy
- 74 Lumbar Laminectomy
- 75 Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) Shunt Insertion
- 76 Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery
- SECTION 12 ORTHOPAEDICS
- 77 Dupuytren’s Contracture Release
- 78 Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Tendon Repair
- 79 Lumbar Spinal Fusion
- 80 Intervertebral Spinal Discectomy
- 81 Total Hip Replacement (THR) via the Posterior Approach
- 82 Wedge Resection of Ingrown Toenail
- 83 Carpal Tunnel Decompression
- 84 Arthroscopic ACL Reconstruction
- 85 Total Knee Replacement (TKR)
- 86 Arthroscopic Meniscectomy
- 87 Cephalomedullary Femoral Nail (CMN)
- 88 Lateral Malleolus Lag Screw and Neutralisation Plate
- 89 Lower Limb Fasciotomy
- 90 Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS)
- 91 Cemented Hip Hemiarthroplasty
- 92 Medial Malleolus Open Reduction and Internal Fixation With Partially Threaded Screws
- 93 Distal Radius Volar Locking Plate
- 94 Tibial Nail
- SECTION 13 PLASTICS
- 95 Split-Thickness Skin Graft (STSG)
- 96 Full-Thickness Skin Graft (FTSG)
- 97 Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Free-Flap for Breast Reconstruction
- 98 Local Flap Reconstruction of Soft Tissue Defects
- 99 Digital Tendon Repair
- 100 Nail Bed Injury Repair
- SECTION 14 PAEDIATRICS
- 101 Ramstedt Pyloromyotomy
- 102 Oesophageal Atresia/Tracheoesophageal Fistula Ligation With Repair
- EMBRYOLOGY
- 103 Laparotomy for Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC)
- EMBRYOLOGY
- 104 Ladd’s Procedure
- 105 Hepatoportoenterostomy (Kasai Portoenterostomy)
- 106 Orchidopexy (Single Stage)
- EMBRYOLOGY
- SECTION 15 OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
- 107 Hysterectomy
- 108 Tension-Free Vaginal Tape (TVT)
- 109 Hysteroscopy
- 110 Caesarean Section
- Elective
- Emergency
- 111 Anterior Vaginal Wall Repair
- NEUROVASCULAR
- 112 Large Loop Excision of the Transformation Zone (LLETZ)
- 113 Posterior Vaginal Wall Repair
- SECTION 16 INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
- 114 Angioplasty ± Stenting
- 115 Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPSS)
- Relative Contraindications
- Absolute Contraindications
- 116 Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis (CDT)
- 117 Embolisation
- 118 Inferior Vena Cava Filter
- 119 Percutaneous Biliary Drainage
- 120 Percutaneous Nephrostomy
- 121 Radiologically Inserted Gastrostomy (RIG) or Gastrojejunostomy (RIGJ)
- SECTION 17 OPHTHALMOLOGY
- 122 Phacoemulsification (Cataract Surgery)
- 123 Vitrectomy
- 124 Trabeculectomy
- 125 Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR)
- 126 Horizontal Strabismus Surgery
- Index
- No. of pages: 550
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: January 9, 2024
- Imprint: UGTM (Unofficial Guide to Medicine)
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443114786
- eBook ISBN: 9780443283826
- eBook ISBN: 9780443283819
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Zeshan Qureshi
Affiliations and expertise
Paediatric Registrar, London Deanery, United KingdomKM
Katrina Mason
Affiliations and expertise
Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialist Registrar, St George’s Hospital, London, UKGR
Gareth Rogers
Affiliations and expertise
ST2 Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, North West Deanery: ROH